Help Erika Fight Lyme and Fly
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Erika Morgan has battled health problems for the majority of her lifetime of 27 years. She was diagnosed with a hip disease when she was 5 years old that required her to wear braces on her legs for two years. Having overcome this disease at the age of 7 years old, Erika began to take dance lessons and loved the feeling of "flying", as she describes it.
Although health conditions continued to plague her, she persevered and progressed to a pre-professional level in ballet when she was 20 years old. During this time Erika began to teach dance, was in college seeking a degree in exercise science and technology, and was highly involved in volunteer work with young people at her church. Her world came crashing down when the continued pursuit of answers for her health problems finally resulted in a diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease. We believe that she contracted the illness ten years prior but was never correctly diagnosed. By the time she received answers the illness had become deep seated in her body.
If a diagnosis of Chronic Lyme wasn't enough, in 2014 Erika and her family experienced a toxic black mold release in their home as a result of a botched plumbing job. This resulted in an eventual diagnosis of Biotoxin Illness in 2015 when it was discovered that Erika has a genetic condition which prevents her body from clearing mold toxins. Unfortunately, it was also discovered that she cannot clear toxins from the Lyme bacteria, making her illnesses that much more difficult to treat.
Although she has seen over 25 doctors and health care practitioners and has pursued various treatments Erika is still battling these illnesses. The Lyme and mold toxins have caused brain swelling and shrinking and have caused much havoc in several of her bodily systems. Most of her days have been spent homebound, and sometimes bed bound, due to extreme fatigue, extreme pain, and neurological and digestive problems, among many others. While some days are better than others, she continues to need treatment for this illness.
In the fall of 2016 Erika's doctor recommended that she start on IV antibiotics as soon as possible because he believed that the Lyme bacteria are still overrunning her immune system. Unfortunately, plans for IV treatment last year had to be canceled because of lack of funding. Because Erika's case is complicated, it is important that she pursues treatment. However, insurance does not cover treatment for Chronic Lyme Disease so she is facing mounting costs for doctor visits in Michigan and medication for treatment of her Biotoxin Illness (also not covered by insurance).
Recent donations have allowed Erika to follow a a different course of action -- traveling to a clinic in Chicago this July for appointments and testing to pursue treatment for Lyme. Erika and her loved ones are hopeful that, with the help of donors, she will be able to make regaining her health a possibility.
We appreciate your prayers, encouragement and financial contributions more than words can describe. We urgently need your support now more than ever as the long term costs of Erika's treatments are staggering. Please pray for Erika and prayerfully consider what more you can do to help her and her parents with the overwhelming financial burden this is causing them.
Although health conditions continued to plague her, she persevered and progressed to a pre-professional level in ballet when she was 20 years old. During this time Erika began to teach dance, was in college seeking a degree in exercise science and technology, and was highly involved in volunteer work with young people at her church. Her world came crashing down when the continued pursuit of answers for her health problems finally resulted in a diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease. We believe that she contracted the illness ten years prior but was never correctly diagnosed. By the time she received answers the illness had become deep seated in her body.
If a diagnosis of Chronic Lyme wasn't enough, in 2014 Erika and her family experienced a toxic black mold release in their home as a result of a botched plumbing job. This resulted in an eventual diagnosis of Biotoxin Illness in 2015 when it was discovered that Erika has a genetic condition which prevents her body from clearing mold toxins. Unfortunately, it was also discovered that she cannot clear toxins from the Lyme bacteria, making her illnesses that much more difficult to treat.
Although she has seen over 25 doctors and health care practitioners and has pursued various treatments Erika is still battling these illnesses. The Lyme and mold toxins have caused brain swelling and shrinking and have caused much havoc in several of her bodily systems. Most of her days have been spent homebound, and sometimes bed bound, due to extreme fatigue, extreme pain, and neurological and digestive problems, among many others. While some days are better than others, she continues to need treatment for this illness.
In the fall of 2016 Erika's doctor recommended that she start on IV antibiotics as soon as possible because he believed that the Lyme bacteria are still overrunning her immune system. Unfortunately, plans for IV treatment last year had to be canceled because of lack of funding. Because Erika's case is complicated, it is important that she pursues treatment. However, insurance does not cover treatment for Chronic Lyme Disease so she is facing mounting costs for doctor visits in Michigan and medication for treatment of her Biotoxin Illness (also not covered by insurance).
Recent donations have allowed Erika to follow a a different course of action -- traveling to a clinic in Chicago this July for appointments and testing to pursue treatment for Lyme. Erika and her loved ones are hopeful that, with the help of donors, she will be able to make regaining her health a possibility.
We appreciate your prayers, encouragement and financial contributions more than words can describe. We urgently need your support now more than ever as the long term costs of Erika's treatments are staggering. Please pray for Erika and prayerfully consider what more you can do to help her and her parents with the overwhelming financial burden this is causing them.
Organizer
Ed DeWhitt
Organizer
Townsend, TN
